27th Street & Newtown Avenue

The three-way junction of 27th Street and Newtown Avenue is in Astoria (Central), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Astoria Center of Israel is 380 feet away, and the columns “Doric Columns” are 780 feet away. The nearest subway, 30 Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 41 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
30 Av
1,310 feet · 5 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
700 feet
Astoria Blvd/Crescent St · Q19
Within a walk
16 places
6 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
27th Street & Newtown Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 30 Av, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 30 Av N, W
    1,310 feet
    N W

Next trains at this station

Astoria
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Perasma I & II; Dappleganger” (2018) by Stephen Westfall at the 30 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Astoria Blvd/Crescent St, 700 feet away, for the Q19.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astoria Blvd/Crescent St Q19
    700 feet
    Q19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Newtown Ave & 23 St 27 docks in all
    750 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 30-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11102
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (Central)
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 32 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 27th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 27th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Newtown Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 425515 and 425730.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Athens Square Park.

  1. Socrates Statue by Anthony Frudakis, 1993
    760 feet
  2. Doric Columns Columns by Anthony Frudakis, 1996
    780 feet
  3. Aristotle Statue by George V. Tsaras, 2008
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Discovery Lane Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    190 feet
  2. Les Enfants Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    640 feet
  3. Academy of the City Middle School
    670 feet
Show all 8
  1. Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria School
    730 feet
  2. P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau School
    820 feet
  3. The 30th Avenue School (G&t Citywide) School
    820 feet
  4. Academy of Hellenic Paideia Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  5. Astoria Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Athens Square Playground
    820 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai Hospital - Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens Hospital
    920 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Astoria Center of Israel Listed historic place
    380 feet
  2. Our Lady Mount Carmel LIC Church House of worship
    470 feet
  3. Astoria Methodist Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 27th Street or Newtown Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.